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Osbourne Umahi, the 27-year-old son of the immediate past governor of Ebonyi State and current Minister of Works, David Umahi, has joined the forthcoming local government chairmanship race in the state.Osbourne picked the N30m All Progressives Congress chairmanship nomination and expression of interest form for Ohaozara Local Government Area over the weekend.The first son of the minister was escorted to the party’s state secretariat in Abakaliki by a large crowd of supporters.At the secretariat, he was received by members of the party’s state executive council, led by the state chairman, Stanley Okoro-Emegha.He also pledged to sustain his father’s legacy in infrastructure development across the local government area.The PUNCH reports that the party’s local government primaries are scheduled to hold on January 25, 2026.